Our Lives Are Full of Stories!

Our first graders have published their first books!  We have been writing "small moment" stories - true stories about something that happened to us.  We have practiced how to plan for writing, elaborate with pictures or words, and add life to our characters by describing or showing how people are feeling or thinking.  We have also learned ways to spell words: say it slowly and write the sounds you hear, use sight words from the word wall, and use words you know (ex. art to spell smart).  We will publish one more set of small moment books.  Our next lessons focus on using mentor text to learn how authors use craft moves (ellipses, exact actions, pop out words,) to add detail to stories, and more tips for revising and editing.  Ask your child to tell you more about their recently published book!